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pressure on joe biden to do better than president obama did last week. and the choice will still remain, going forward with barack obama or backward with mitt romney. now with today's current news update. lisa ferguson out in los angeles. >> good morning, everyone. the vice presidential debate is tonight. joe biden arrives in danville kentucky at 12:45 this afternoon. the debate is at 9:00 pm eastern time. you can expect the attack dog coming from joe biden tonight. his main goal is to make up for lost ground after the presidential debate last week. ryan is expecting it, though. so there is a chance he will be well prepared. he told a detroit radio station earlier this week, he thinks biden will come at him like a cannon ball. that aggressive stance is not something we saw from the president last week. >> obama: as i said the -- you know there's no doubt that i can make a better case which is why i'm so looking forward to tuesday. >> it is possible you handed him the election that night? >> no. >> debates do not have a strong history of changing the outc
pressure on joe biden to do better than president obama did last week. and the choice will still remain, going forward with barack obama or backward with mitt romney. now with today's current news update. lisa ferguson out in los angeles. >> good morning, everyone. the vice presidential debate is tonight. joe biden arrives in danville kentucky at 12:45 this afternoon. the debate is at 9:00 pm eastern time. you can expect the attack dog coming from joe biden tonight. his main goal is to...
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the rnc, at the end of the week will put out a notice saying next week, we plan to advertise in these cities as obama makes this trip through the country. it's basically a smoke signal or whatever to american crossroads or whomever, hey if you want to join us in this effort. it's easy and the camera pavans do this as well to lay out your game plan in public which is way to signal to your colleagues on the other side of the wall to complement that in some fashion. >> and sheldon alingdzdelson and newt goes to vegas and santorum wins a primary in missouri and foster frees who is a funder of his super p.a.c. is standing alongside of him on stage. >> a remarkable coincidence. >> that's against the law. right? isn't it? for them to coordinate? so why doesn't the sec step in? >> you raise a good point. there is an awful lot that the s.e.c. should be doing that they are not doing because they are deadlocked. peter welch and i and some of our colleagues sent a letter to the president urging him to make appointments to the s e.c. it's supposed to be the watchdog. that watchdog has no teeth. an
the rnc, at the end of the week will put out a notice saying next week, we plan to advertise in these cities as obama makes this trip through the country. it's basically a smoke signal or whatever to american crossroads or whomever, hey if you want to join us in this effort. it's easy and the camera pavans do this as well to lay out your game plan in public which is way to signal to your colleagues on the other side of the wall to complement that in some fashion. >> and sheldon...
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so did barack obama win the week over this? we want to know your thoughts and what your favorite right-wing fall about the president is give us a call at 866-55-press. it's the "bill press show." >> announcer: this is the "full court press." the "bill press show," live on your radio and on current tv. ♪ that's why at devry university we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's ready dose of politics from a fresh perspective. >>i'm a slutty bob hope. the troops love me. >>only on current tv. ♪ >> announcer: taking your emails on any topic at anytime. this is the "bill press show." live on your radio and current tv. >> john: we are taking your emails on the best best show. i want to thank you, peter for giving me the most hate-filled ones. >> sorry. >> john: no this is the best proof that darwin may have been wrong. you are a traitor to the bill of rights, a soulless and intolerant moron and not so good looking. i'll agree with you on the moron hah the not good looking part but i am a big fan of th
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there clearly was a trend towards mitt romney five weeks ago, we were all pretty happy about the obama polls. i think right now there was clearly a trend towards mitt romney after the first debate, that looks like it has stalled out, where most of us thought a year ago, we would have said this is going to be a close race. it's pretty much the floor for any republican, and now we're seeing mitt romney at 48 to 49%, and that makes sense to me. you start looking around the states, and the president is in pretty darn good position. >> bill: right. the emphasis to me -- they keep talking about the national polls because they have to have a horse race right? >> right. >> bill: but we do not -- people have to understand we do not elect a president by a national vote. >> that's right. >> bill: it's state by state by state. >> so if you run the store up in texas. it doesn't matter. if you win by 50% or 60%, it doesn't matter. >> bill: that's right. the new york times this morning, i think maybe one of the few that you can really trust. their count of the electoral map right now is 243 obama, 20
there clearly was a trend towards mitt romney five weeks ago, we were all pretty happy about the obama polls. i think right now there was clearly a trend towards mitt romney after the first debate, that looks like it has stalled out, where most of us thought a year ago, we would have said this is going to be a close race. it's pretty much the floor for any republican, and now we're seeing mitt romney at 48 to 49%, and that makes sense to me. you start looking around the states, and the...
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they debated last week tim kaine made a small mistake. i don't know that it is fatal, but he said he would consider a tax increase for all americans. he thought that all americans should pay some sort of minimum tax. his response was no he was simply talking about his willingness to consider all proposals on the table. but it seemed to plays a draw, which most do quite frankly. but if obama maintains this edge, it is going to reclose. >> bill: toss up? >> yes. >> bill: i ran in to joe donnelly the other day. democratic senate in indiana. >> i'm a little surprised to see him here, he has a campaign to run. >> bill: yes. >> this is the newest entry to our toss-up column. this is the seat that keith louinger holds. the after the primary, murdoch so famously said on television that his definition of bipartisanship was having democrats agree with him, and that was also his definition of compromise. the [ inaudible ] campaign has so effective i will -- >> bill: very aggressive campaign. >> very aggressive campaign. good ads, really onpoint, on
they debated last week tim kaine made a small mistake. i don't know that it is fatal, but he said he would consider a tax increase for all americans. he thought that all americans should pay some sort of minimum tax. his response was no he was simply talking about his willingness to consider all proposals on the table. but it seemed to plays a draw, which most do quite frankly. but if obama maintains this edge, it is going to reclose. >> bill: toss up? >> yes. >> bill: i ran...
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at the end of the week and head home for i guess the next six weeks. to campaign. got our eyes on president obama today at the white house and mitt romney out in costa mesa, california yesterday scrambling to repair the damage done by release of this videotape by mother jones. and around the world still unrest because of that video the video that sparked the violence in libya where our ambassador and three others were killed. we'll keep you up to date, bring you up to date on all and take your calls at 1-866-55-press. good to see you today. and the entire team is back together again today. thanks for john fuglesang yesterday by the way for filling in while i was down in miami with the laborer's international union. peter ogborn, dan henning cyprian bowlding and me, bill press. >> welcome back. >> back from vacation. little fishing trip up to martha's vineyard. very relaxing and very successful. >> bill: catch and release. >> yeah. well caught some but mostly release. caught 25. released 21 of them. kept four. >> as pets. >> big phishing derby going on.
at the end of the week and head home for i guess the next six weeks. to campaign. got our eyes on president obama today at the white house and mitt romney out in costa mesa, california yesterday scrambling to repair the damage done by release of this videotape by mother jones. and around the world still unrest because of that video the video that sparked the violence in libya where our ambassador and three others were killed. we'll keep you up to date, bring you up to date on all and take your...
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so the jobs numbers probably helped slow the obama fall but now we move into another week people will be talking about biden, and then a couple of more with romney and obama. >> bill: yeah, i was surprised and impressed, i guess that obama proved -- so he didn't have a good night, we all know that, but i thought he bounced back pretty quickly the next day. he has been having a lot of fun with the big bird line. and it showed a lot of resilience, i thought, and as you point out the job numbers came on friday which gave him another little boost, cutting the impact of any romney bounce. >> yeah he has an incredible amount of fire and energy when it is his back up against the wall. >> bill: yeah. >> it's almost like he puts himself in positions like that so that he can get excited about politics again. he obviously didn't want to be on that stage, wednesday night. you could just tell he was like, god, 90 minutes. i'm just going to stand here for 90 minutes and let this guy say stuff, and then he sees that the entire nation is mocking him, and then he gets fired up. his aids were talking a
so the jobs numbers probably helped slow the obama fall but now we move into another week people will be talking about biden, and then a couple of more with romney and obama. >> bill: yeah, i was surprised and impressed, i guess that obama proved -- so he didn't have a good night, we all know that, but i thought he bounced back pretty quickly the next day. he has been having a lot of fun with the big bird line. and it showed a lot of resilience, i thought, and as you point out the job...
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>> obama: i had a put out a presidential directive on that. i put a stop to that. i have to say he looks pretty good. >> it's such a funny image of joe coming in dripping wet to the oval office. >> bill: and the vice president himself was on the campaign trail yesterday in a key swing state, which is looking pretty good for president obama in nevada, and had fun with president obama's sketchy deal cement. >> as the president said the day after the debate, romney's plans were awful sketchy. sketchy. well i folks, i don't think they were just sketchy. i think they were etch-a-sketchy. >> bill: that was good. etch-a-sketchy yeah, indeed. coming up, frank rich will be joining us, bob cusack from the hill. eleanor smeal, and we'll start off this hour with another leader of nuns on the bus from ohio. but first... >> announcer: this is the full court press. >> other headlines making news, uma thurman gave birth to a daughter in july but kept the name a secret. she revealed the thee-month-old name. here we go. >> oh, come on! oh, my god. >> i had trou
>> obama: i had a put out a presidential directive on that. i put a stop to that. i have to say he looks pretty good. >> it's such a funny image of joe coming in dripping wet to the oval office. >> bill: and the vice president himself was on the campaign trail yesterday in a key swing state, which is looking pretty good for president obama in nevada, and had fun with president obama's sketchy deal cement. >> as the president said the day after the debate, romney's plans...
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it has been a fun two weeks of watching. president obama is sending a u.s. delegation to the ceremony including reggie love who will represent the u.s., also michelle quan un ambassador and members of the president's council on fitness. >>bill: that's a good delegation. >> yes. absolutely. and we may have heard the last of president obama singing in public the crowd in colorado pushed the president to push out a tune but he said he has made a solemn vow to his wife michelle to not sing to anyone but her anymore. >>bill: he is saving his crooning for the first lady. >> and motorists on a road in pennsylvania had a good laugh a few days ago, road-painting crew wasn't overly careful when laying down a double yellow line they painted right over a dead raccoon. they were short a man who clears debris before they paint, and there was too heavy of traffic to turn around. >>bill: so forever and ever there will be a dead raccoon in the road. >> well, they can remove it but then there will be an empty spot. ♪ >>bill: reminds me of our do-nothing congress somehow. i
it has been a fun two weeks of watching. president obama is sending a u.s. delegation to the ceremony including reggie love who will represent the u.s., also michelle quan un ambassador and members of the president's council on fitness. >>bill: that's a good delegation. >> yes. absolutely. and we may have heard the last of president obama singing in public the crowd in colorado pushed the president to push out a tune but he said he has made a solemn vow to his wife michelle to not...
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romney and obama both in ohio on the same day and both in virginia this week on the same day. do you think they're coordinating their schedules? maybe they ought to ride on the same bus. make things a lot easier, wouldn't it? we've got lots and lots to talk about here on the "full court press" today and lots you'll want to call about at 1-866-55-press. that is our toll free number. peter ogborn and dan henning as always. team press here. >> happy friday. >> with cyprian bowlding on the cameras. >> nice to see you. >> bill: everything good. "saturday night live" had a lot of fun last night. they did a thursday special. they do this sometimes during presidential elections. and they've got this new guy who plays president obama. >> i like him. >> bill: jay pharaoh. he was touting his jobs record. he said who says i didn't create jobs. i created a lot of jobs. he was touting his jobs record. one woman in the audience told him that she's got a very important job. >> you what about you? how about you ma'am i saw your hand go up. what do you do? >> i work at the apple store. >> there
romney and obama both in ohio on the same day and both in virginia this week on the same day. do you think they're coordinating their schedules? maybe they ought to ride on the same bus. make things a lot easier, wouldn't it? we've got lots and lots to talk about here on the "full court press" today and lots you'll want to call about at 1-866-55-press. that is our toll free number. peter ogborn and dan henning as always. team press here. >> happy friday. >> with cyprian...
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a big announcement by the obama administration this week. but mostly, it is last night in tam tampa. but first -- >> this is the "full court press." >> other headlines making news on this friday. the boardwalk in new jersey -- >> bill: where? >> seaside heights new jersey. >> bill: a lot of syllables there. >> may soon return to normalcy as mtv canceled jersey shore yesterday. >> bill: no! >> stop it! are you serious? >> the upcoming sixth season which starts in october will be the last for snooki, the situation. jersey shore is one of the most popular reality programs in history. last year peaking at nine million viewers that regularly beated the brood cast network. now that snooki is a mom the nature of the show would continue too much for it to continue on its successful track. >> bill: i'm stunned. i really am. >> maybe there is hope for society afterall. a lot of people are saying that. >> robin roberts temporarily said good-bye to "good morning america" yesterday. the abc anchor going on medical leave for her treatment of mds. abc anno
a big announcement by the obama administration this week. but mostly, it is last night in tam tampa. but first -- >> this is the "full court press." >> other headlines making news on this friday. the boardwalk in new jersey -- >> bill: where? >> seaside heights new jersey. >> bill: a lot of syllables there. >> may soon return to normalcy as mtv canceled jersey shore yesterday. >> bill: no! >> stop it! are you serious? >> the...
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president obama and mitt romney are both capitalizing on the debate spin this week. particularly in going after women voters. and can you guess what the number one search term on google was yesterday? binders full of women. not only is that one not playing well for romney, it is not even true. those binders came from a group called the massachusetts government appointments project which put the list together before romney was even elected. so for him to say he requested groups of qualified women is a flat-out lie. romney did hire several new women but by the end of his term, the number of women in top positions was actually lower than it was when he took office. >>> romney's going after the president nonetheless saying there are more women in poverty now than when obama took office but the president is hammering home on romney's views on fair pay. here he was yesterday in eye what. >> when young women graduate, they should get equal pay for equal work. when governor romney was asked about it, his campaign said we'll get back to you. >> in addition to women's issues a
president obama and mitt romney are both capitalizing on the debate spin this week. particularly in going after women voters. and can you guess what the number one search term on google was yesterday? binders full of women. not only is that one not playing well for romney, it is not even true. those binders came from a group called the massachusetts government appointments project which put the list together before romney was even elected. so for him to say he requested groups of qualified...
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did with the law enforcement mechanism last week. >> exactly. after he said he would veto the dreamact. the trouble romney has himself into is he really doesn't have positions on this stuff. and he really doesn't care that much about it. i mean if you ask the guy why do you want to be president? gee, i think it would be a fun job. when you are in a box like this -- and i am surprised because this is a pretty professional crowd. they are a pretty sharp group at romney headquarters. they should have figured this out and seen it coming anyway. somebody should have said on friday when this announcement came, you know, we don't have rubio on the list but we better you know, we don't want to get into this box. let's just ask him for his stuff and talk to him about it. but, you know, it took them a week to get their act together. they are not getting their act together now because he is in a box on the issue. >> that's his basic problem. he would not answer the question on the sunday talk shows: what is his stanchion on this?-- stanchion on this? with
did with the law enforcement mechanism last week. >> exactly. after he said he would veto the dreamact. the trouble romney has himself into is he really doesn't have positions on this stuff. and he really doesn't care that much about it. i mean if you ask the guy why do you want to be president? gee, i think it would be a fun job. when you are in a box like this -- and i am surprised because this is a pretty professional crowd. they are a pretty sharp group at romney headquarters. they...
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because he said obama wanted us to be slave. he likes as an african-american talking about bringing back slavery. it's sort of a one-trick pony now because on fox and friends yesterday morning and he can't get over the slavery gee. >> so once again we are creating this sense of economic dependence, which to me is a form of modern 21st century slavery. we need to unleash the entrepreneurial spirit, the abdominal spirit of the united states of america and not make more people wetted to government policies and programs. >> the most shameful part of this whole thing is, so you have an idiot like that who says, you know if a draft said that, republicans would have been all over him and so would other leading democrats saying no, that's not fair. let's not go there. >> that's ajust a bridge too far but rience prebius, he saide says, no no, no. he's got freedom of speech in this country, his first amendment rights. he can say whatever he believes, and i am not going to criticize or chastise allen west. big difference between the two pa
because he said obama wanted us to be slave. he likes as an african-american talking about bringing back slavery. it's sort of a one-trick pony now because on fox and friends yesterday morning and he can't get over the slavery gee. >> so once again we are creating this sense of economic dependence, which to me is a form of modern 21st century slavery. we need to unleash the entrepreneurial spirit, the abdominal spirit of the united states of america and not make more people wetted to...
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last week. karl rove called president obama a thug and now over the weekend senator, u.s. senator chuck grassley from iowa says president obama is just plain stupid. i mean you know, there used to be a day if you didn't like the man, at least you respected the office of the presidency. no more. not with this gang. first, let's get the latest, current tv news update. we'll go out to los angeles and say good morning to jacki schechner. jacki, take it away. >> good morning, bill. good morning everyone. april could be the cruelest month when it comes to campaign ads. american crossroads, the republican superback founded by rove and gillespie plans to launch a major blitz against president obama. according to "the new york times," they have more than $2 million to spend and they're going to tie president obama to america's economic woes. the reason why they might be doing this sooner rather than later is it gives mitt romney is a chance to regroup and work on his strategy moving forward. >>> a new poll out this morning has swing independents in 12 battleground states raking the
last week. karl rove called president obama a thug and now over the weekend senator, u.s. senator chuck grassley from iowa says president obama is just plain stupid. i mean you know, there used to be a day if you didn't like the man, at least you respected the office of the presidency. no more. not with this gang. first, let's get the latest, current tv news update. we'll go out to los angeles and say good morning to jacki schechner. jacki, take it away. >> good morning, bill. good...
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. >> they were saying president obama had a rough weeks ago with john byson having to resign and i forget whatever else went wrong at that time. he had a good week this week. >> a good week. >> in arizona and you look at healthcare reform yesterday. >> yeah. absolutely. i will say though action and this is not with regard to president obama, but i was -- i'm still kind of disappointed about the montan a decision. >> yeah. >> 100 years ago, montana's people, it wasn't even a legislative decision. it was a referendum. they say we don't want corporate money in our e elections because they have a corrupting influence and the supreme court says too bad. you are going to get it anyway. it's interesting. it doesn't seem to fit with citizens united because there is a factual basis. >> the reason the court didn't want to take up montana was because they would have been forced, i believe, to examine corruption in politicianss and admit the basis of justice kennedy's majority opinion saying money does not ever corrupt a politician was wrong dead wrong. >> startlingly naive and absurd. >> yeah. >> al
. >> they were saying president obama had a rough weeks ago with john byson having to resign and i forget whatever else went wrong at that time. he had a good week this week. >> a good week. >> in arizona and you look at healthcare reform yesterday. >> yeah. absolutely. i will say though action and this is not with regard to president obama, but i was -- i'm still kind of disappointed about the montan a decision. >> yeah. >> 100 years ago, montana's people,...
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all they did was attack president obama for a whole week. i was real proud to be a democrat last night, because we had practical things that we had passed that will help ever day americans. >> bill: yeah, last night was here what barack obama has done and here is our vision for the future, and based on his values growing up and here is what we want to do moving forward. very issue oriented. >> right. we're democrats we're issue oriented and when we talk about the lilly ledbetter fair pay act or when we talk about the affordable care act, one of the most moving speeches i thought was from the young woman who's little daughter who had a heart problem and who would have been capped out by the million dollars cap on her insurance policy. that's the kind of thing i hear from in my district families facing really hard issues like that. >> bill: dan if we can on the first lady's speech last night, one of the biggest reactions she got from the crowd, and again, contrasting tampa where ann romney and mitt romney you know, they really tried to say we
all they did was attack president obama for a whole week. i was real proud to be a democrat last night, because we had practical things that we had passed that will help ever day americans. >> bill: yeah, last night was here what barack obama has done and here is our vision for the future, and based on his values growing up and here is what we want to do moving forward. very issue oriented. >> right. we're democrats we're issue oriented and when we talk about the lilly ledbetter...
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you are starting to see a looser obama. >> sort of going when are they want to go. >> last week in front of it predominantly an african-american crowd and he needs them in this election there is a problem perceived problem with the turnout. so i think that that gave him the opportunity to sort of play off them a bit. >> you mentioned he is throwing in references to greyhound and howard johnsons. what's that all about? >> you saw him really ramp up his populist pitch this past week on stops where he is -- he can't really relate to anyone right now because he is a machine millionaires whez is he. but you hear him talk about when i was a kid, we used to ride on grain hound, stay in howard johnson's. we took the train once in a while. we road in our cars. so you are seeing him. no one says that just to say it obviously in economics. you see him try to relate to people a little more. >> is it working? >> hard to say if it's working. i think the crowd chuckles a little bit when he said i rode the greyhound but it's hard to say if that will drive votes at all. >> there was a time when the obama
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. >> obama: now, five weeks before the election, he's saying his big, bold idea is never mind. >> romney is saying he would push for tax relief is another flip-flop. from his statement a few weeks ago that we should not expect a huge cut in taxes if he's elected president. we'll do some fact checking for you in the next current news update. despite the lies and contradictions from romney, a new cnn poll says 67% of voters do think he won the debate. more bill press coming up after the break. stay with us. you're about to watch an ad message created by a current tv viewer for capella university. matter. education is the key. it is the vehicle. it's the way in which we evolve. every journey is different every possibility is unique. but the beginning, the beginning is my craft. i'm an ordinary person striving to achieve extraordinary things. it started with a dream and i'm on my way there. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: karl rove accuses commerce secretary john bryson >> bill: 32 days in
. >> obama: now, five weeks before the election, he's saying his big, bold idea is never mind. >> romney is saying he would push for tax relief is another flip-flop. from his statement a few weeks ago that we should not expect a huge cut in taxes if he's elected president. we'll do some fact checking for you in the next current news update. despite the lies and contradictions from romney, a new cnn poll says 67% of voters do think he won the debate. more bill press coming up after...
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, but obama could really use some good news this week. >> but first . . . >> announcer: this is the "full court press." >> on this friday some news you need to know good morning america is starting a big change, ann romney will sit alongside dave so cohost the program. nbc also in discussions with first lady michelle obama. >> that would be nice. ann romney she is running for first lady along with her husband, although mitt romney did say one time that he didn't want to see too much of her people might get a little tired of her. >> a record night on twitter during wednesday's presidential debate, they set a record 10.3 million tweets were fired off during the debate. the highest point was jim lehrer said let's not when mitt romney wanted to move on to another topic. >> ben knows this because he head all of those tweets. >> exactly. there were people all over the country talking about his tweets. we'll talk about that story later. >> and john travolta and olivia newton john are swinging together for the first time in 35 years. they are putting out a charity holiday music album titled "
, but obama could really use some good news this week. >> but first . . . >> announcer: this is the "full court press." >> on this friday some news you need to know good morning america is starting a big change, ann romney will sit alongside dave so cohost the program. nbc also in discussions with first lady michelle obama. >> that would be nice. ann romney she is running for first lady along with her husband, although mitt romney did say one time that he...
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colorado has very week gun-control laws compared to new jersey. the press just did a story about the difference. and our gun-control laws are so strict. but yet, colorado's laws are so weak, and if the states get together and form their own gun-control programs then it will help the federal government make several laws for gun control. >> the states have their job to too, that's right. but the assault weapon's ban is a federal ban and that's where it has to be. the ban was in place for ten years, that had bipartisan support, and -- yet we let it lapse, run out, in 2004 and for the last eight years even though both john mccain and barack obama -- well mccain i'm not sure, but barack obama projected he would restore it and nothing has hand in the last four years. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ >> this court has proven to be the knowing, delighted accomplice in the billionaires' purchase of our nation. >> and you think it doesn't affect you? think again. >> announcer: radio meets television, the "bill press show" now on current tv.
colorado has very week gun-control laws compared to new jersey. the press just did a story about the difference. and our gun-control laws are so strict. but yet, colorado's laws are so weak, and if the states get together and form their own gun-control programs then it will help the federal government make several laws for gun control. >> the states have their job to too, that's right. but the assault weapon's ban is a federal ban and that's where it has to be. the ban was in place for...
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last week he told a graup of reporters romney was a quote tremendous improvement over president obama gu saying we could have been more of an improvement presume improvement. when asked if he trusts mitt romney, he says he trusts him more than president obama. he is passionate about some of the same things mitt romney supports, santorum says but he is short of saying he is enthusiastic about romney himself. mitt romney is going to address more than with 00 ceos in washington. the majority is closed to the press. it's going to be a q and a session with the ceos after romney gives a short station. it's an association of ceos had a have more than $6 trillion president obama spoke to the organization in march. back with more after the break. you've heard bill's views, now let's hear yours. politically direct means no b.s. just telling you what's going on in politics today. >>at the only on-line forum with a direct line to bill press. >>it's something i've been waiting for a long time. >>join the debate now. of sununu, you're wrong. mitt romney, you're wrong. we need more teachers, not few
last week he told a graup of reporters romney was a quote tremendous improvement over president obama gu saying we could have been more of an improvement presume improvement. when asked if he trusts mitt romney, he says he trusts him more than president obama. he is passionate about some of the same things mitt romney supports, santorum says but he is short of saying he is enthusiastic about romney himself. mitt romney is going to address more than with 00 ceos in washington. the majority is...
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"the obama hate machine" went out over the weekend. if you want a signed copy go to our website at billpress.com, and we'll get it out to you right away shipping the book, the whole deal for $16.99. we're talking about mitt romney deciding that he wanted to feature, fortunately it's not going to happen -- but the idea that he wanted to feature donald trump as the far of the first day of the republican national convention. what does that tell you. our rovering ambassador down in jackson, tennessee. good morning, arnold. >> caller: these republicans are just crazy man. and i'm telling you what, man, watching sunday morning talk shows is just ridiculous. they might as well have a republican talkerfest. >> bill: that's why i stopped watching them. they have republicans on and they just let them talk and they never challenge them. >> caller: they had a jan brewer on this weekend. [ laughter ] >> caller: donald trump he has [ inaudible ] any kind of republican chairman in 2010 and had a victory. >> bill: yeah, we know mike steele said a coup
"the obama hate machine" went out over the weekend. if you want a signed copy go to our website at billpress.com, and we'll get it out to you right away shipping the book, the whole deal for $16.99. we're talking about mitt romney deciding that he wanted to feature, fortunately it's not going to happen -- but the idea that he wanted to feature donald trump as the far of the first day of the republican national convention. what does that tell you. our rovering ambassador down in...
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they've been on the job for the last week helping the people down there get ready. >> president obama has deployed fema early in advance of the storm because it is expected to become a hurricane in the gulf and then become possibly a category two as it hits the gulf. so even though -- it is good to see it hasn't happened yet but it's definitely a concern and we want to make sure we learn from past experience that you shouldn't wait until the storm hits to be prepared and get all of the supplies that you need. fema can take of in the aftermath. >> bill: amen to that. let's look at tampa. republicans say we want the american people to get to know mitt romney. we already know a lot about mitt romney, don't we, madam chair? >> bill, what i've been sort of tongue in cheek saying is that i was surprised when i was at the convention hall the other day because we've got our romney economics for the middle class war room set up in tampa making sure that we can draw the contrast. i was surprised that there wasn't a giant etch-a-sketch behind the podium in the convention hall. because that's wha
they've been on the job for the last week helping the people down there get ready. >> president obama has deployed fema early in advance of the storm because it is expected to become a hurricane in the gulf and then become possibly a category two as it hits the gulf. so even though -- it is good to see it hasn't happened yet but it's definitely a concern and we want to make sure we learn from past experience that you shouldn't wait until the storm hits to be prepared and get all of the...
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national conference in new orleans this week from the obama campaign. >> he could? >> he was talking about this group, how important it's going to be to get that turn out, out and how this sort of going back to voters making sure they show up on election day in nine key states is what's going to determine the election. >> the dominant issue this week is healthcare starting perhaps, with today's decision from the supreme court. it may be delayed until thursday. the dominant issue last week was eric holder and fast and furious and the move of what it looks like is going to happen with the house of representatives to find him in contempt of congress. how is this playing politically? >> first of all, it's unprecedented for them to go after the attorney general. it hadn't happened before. they have gotten close with other generals but never actually done it. eric holder has gone in to see chairman isa. they have given, i can't, something like 7600 pieces of property over the committee. 9 and 11 it committee hearings 1 on 1 meetings of the the idea that he is not trying t
national conference in new orleans this week from the obama campaign. >> he could? >> he was talking about this group, how important it's going to be to get that turn out, out and how this sort of going back to voters making sure they show up on election day in nine key states is what's going to determine the election. >> the dominant issue this week is healthcare starting perhaps, with today's decision from the supreme court. it may be delayed until thursday. the dominant...
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less than six weeks to go and political advertisers are out in full force. mitt romney is going direct to camera in his new appeal to the middle class. >> president obama and i both care abouter poor and middle class families the difference is my policies will make things better for them. >> he goes on to say his policies would create 12 million jobs over the next four years. but in fact checkers say those jobs would happen no matter who is president. americans for job security is out warning voters in six swing states about the consequences of reelecting the president. and with todd akin officially staying in the race claire mccaskill is gearing up her campaign attacking his legitimate rape marks. and we have to show you thissed a from new hampshire libertarian party. the ad shows him taking on a horde of democrat and republican zombies and yelling we are not a mindless society. he does star in theed a but his campaign didn't pay for or produce the spot. more bill after the break. stay with us. ♪ trickle down does not work. in romney's world, cars get the
less than six weeks to go and political advertisers are out in full force. mitt romney is going direct to camera in his new appeal to the middle class. >> president obama and i both care abouter poor and middle class families the difference is my policies will make things better for them. >> he goes on to say his policies would create 12 million jobs over the next four years. but in fact checkers say those jobs would happen no matter who is president. americans for job security is...
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well, today, the obama campaign is hitting back with a new t.v. ad called "facts." take a look. >> the non-partisan aarp says obama cracks down on abuse and the ryan plan, aarp says it would undermine medicare and could lead to higher cost for seniors. >> the congressional budget office has also analyzed ryan's plan and found that voucher system is really more of not paying for all of medicare but would leave seniors spending thousands of dollars out of pocket. the president's ad starts running today in eight key states. you probably remember romney has also ramped up the attacks against president obama's welfare reform saying he wants to just give it away instead of helping people get back to work. well, those claims aren't exactly true either. obama's plan actually aims to add 20% more back to work. the washington post and independent groups have run separate fact checks and found the same thing. but this just goes to show the effectiveness of campaign ads. most independent vote remembers siding with romney on this one according to a new survey, 32% realize his ad
well, today, the obama campaign is hitting back with a new t.v. ad called "facts." take a look. >> the non-partisan aarp says obama cracks down on abuse and the ryan plan, aarp says it would undermine medicare and could lead to higher cost for seniors. >> the congressional budget office has also analyzed ryan's plan and found that voucher system is really more of not paying for all of medicare but would leave seniors spending thousands of dollars out of pocket. the...
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joy behar's program started last week at 6:00 eastern, and 3:00 pacific. it is going to be repeated at 9:00 eastern, and 6:00 pacific, so "the war room" with jennifer grandholm will now be at 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific. so please make that note so you can watch the line upthen. joy, cenk joy again, eliot spitzer and then jennifer grandholm. president obama on the road yesterday said he was down in -- saturday and sunday a two-day bus trip through florida, and along the way he met a young man who was born in hawaii. the president thought that was great news but it did raise a question. >> obama: you were born in hawaii? do you have a birth certificate? [ laughter ] >> bill: and then an answer to everybody as far as the republicans are concerned. >> obama: tax cuts when times are good tax cuts when times are bad. tax cuts to help you lose a few extra pounds. tax cuts to help your love life. somebody said it doesn't help. try those tax cuts. [ laughter ] >> bill: he said in his speech tax cuts -- take two tax cuts and call me in the morning. >> it's funny, b
joy behar's program started last week at 6:00 eastern, and 3:00 pacific. it is going to be repeated at 9:00 eastern, and 6:00 pacific, so "the war room" with jennifer grandholm will now be at 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific. so please make that note so you can watch the line upthen. joy, cenk joy again, eliot spitzer and then jennifer grandholm. president obama on the road yesterday said he was down in -- saturday and sunday a two-day bus trip through florida, and along the way he met a...
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nbc, "wall street journal" out this week, 5 points, president obama up and up in most of the key swing states, correct? >> that's exactly right. i was looking at the -- i always thought that nbc "wall street journal" poll was a good one because it was bill mcintyre who his firm is romney's pollster and peter hart, a democrat. so you don't get this bias. it is also not a computerized poll. they actually interview these people. and they stay on a trend analysis. you really can look every month at what the changes are and i urge your listeners to get the full report. you get a few snapshots from chuck dodd. but stuff that really hit me, bill, is if you look at the right direction wrong track numbers which are always a concern for an incumbent it has moved 7 points since last month to right direction. from 32 to 39. that's the highest since september of 2009. that's the highest number that we've seen. >> bill: that's a good indication. people are feeling better. >> that's right. there's no question about that. but you know, when you start looking at those kinds of internals, the other obvi
nbc, "wall street journal" out this week, 5 points, president obama up and up in most of the key swing states, correct? >> that's exactly right. i was looking at the -- i always thought that nbc "wall street journal" poll was a good one because it was bill mcintyre who his firm is romney's pollster and peter hart, a democrat. so you don't get this bias. it is also not a computerized poll. they actually interview these people. and they stay on a trend analysis. you...
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has been promoting heavily over the past week. it would require that millionaires and billionaires pay at least a 30% tax rate. of course, much more than the middle class, which is what they are looking for. as the rule passes only 210 taxpayers would pay more than they do now. join us after the break. more on bill press. ♪ if you have copd like i do you know how hard it can be to breathe and what that feels like. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open a full 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. and it's steroid-free. spiriva does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly worsens your throat or tongue swe
has been promoting heavily over the past week. it would require that millionaires and billionaires pay at least a 30% tax rate. of course, much more than the middle class, which is what they are looking for. as the rule passes only 210 taxpayers would pay more than they do now. join us after the break. more on bill press. ♪ if you have copd like i do you know how hard it can be to breathe and what that feels like. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd...
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. >> bill: jen psaki, this morning president obama will be campaigning next week in colorado, wisconsin, and ohio. meanwhile mitt romney is going around now almost telling every crowd. i have got it. it's in the bag. we have already won. where is this -- you know overconfidence? what is the reality? >> oh, god. it's a bluff. i'm 5'10", and you would know that's not true. this is a case of them saying something because they want to push this fake momentum. this absurd momentum story or narrative that is being pushed by the romney team just isn't backed up. >> bill: and i think the media is starting to catch up to this and the reality is the polls either haven't changed or inched up a little bit for the president in the key battleground states. jen, the way i see it is always the case with the big lie if they say it often enough people will believe it. >> right. and hopefully the american people are smarter than that. >> bill: i think they are. jen thank you so much. appreciate it. and the president at the white house today. really busy schedule and i'll tell you all about it when we come
. >> bill: jen psaki, this morning president obama will be campaigning next week in colorado, wisconsin, and ohio. meanwhile mitt romney is going around now almost telling every crowd. i have got it. it's in the bag. we have already won. where is this -- you know overconfidence? what is the reality? >> oh, god. it's a bluff. i'm 5'10", and you would know that's not true. this is a case of them saying something because they want to push this fake momentum. this absurd momentum...
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. >> obama: the election will take care of itself next week. right now our number one priority is to make sure we are saving lives. >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: president obama on the job yesterday at the white house, commander in chief for hurricane sandy. back to your calls about how this election -- how the storm impacts the election. first, here is a little item that caught my attention. even members of the armed services, subject to identity theft. story out of washington state. officials raided several locations in washington state. finding that hundreds of people including active duty military personnel had their identities stolen. you hear a story like that. you need some protection against identity theft. i recommend -- what i've got. lifelock ultimate. i recommend it. it includes keeping track of your bank accounts. but of course, lifelock can't protect you or your bank account if you're not a member. call now and mention press 60 for 60 risk-free days of lifelo
. >> obama: the election will take care of itself next week. right now our number one priority is to make sure we are saving lives. >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: president obama on the job yesterday at the white house, commander in chief for hurricane sandy. back to your calls about how this election -- how the storm impacts the election. first, here is a little item that caught my attention....
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obama proposed. >> it is not something obama proposed. he signed it into law. you tell me whether it is something he preferred or didn't prefer. i don't think anybody wants to do it this way. it is a dumb way to govern. it has been a dumb way to govern since the '80s. you claim there are immediate cuts that have to go into effect >> bill: obama signed the legislation because congress insisted that this is the only way we're going to raise the debt ceiling is if you give us the opportunity to make this big plan cut through our joint budget committee and prove we mean business, we'll put this hammer over our heads. guess what. >> here comes the hammer. it is pretty much meaningless. i thought it was interesting when obama said last night it's not going to happen. meaning he's sure that congress is not going to let it happen. >> bill: let's jump on here. defense spending. syria. obama said romney said he would provide heavy arms to syrian rebels. >> that is correct. what romney has said is we need to have the syrian rebels with arms that can
obama proposed. >> it is not something obama proposed. he signed it into law. you tell me whether it is something he preferred or didn't prefer. i don't think anybody wants to do it this way. it is a dumb way to govern. it has been a dumb way to govern since the '80s. you claim there are immediate cuts that have to go into effect >> bill: obama signed the legislation because congress insisted that this is the only way we're going to raise the debt ceiling is if you give us the...
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the infighting within the obama campaign about how is the best way to define mitt romney and make that contrast. the question is do you define mitt romney as an incredible conservative based on his positions during the primaries or do you portray him as a flip-flopper? and those two don't really sort of go together. so what's the final results on that? what's the answer? >> well i think what you'll see tomorrow and from our campaign is really just a focus on -- the president's economic message contrast to mitt romney's more budget busting tax cuts for the wealthy. fewer rules for wall street. all of the same formula that benefits the few -- his campaign will talk about bringing out the etch-a-sketch and trying to etch-a-sketch away what they said during the primary. the contrast is pretty clear between the president's vision and his accomplishments on the economy and thorning this around. >> bill: in a couple of speeches this week, not every one of them, the president did mention mitt romney. not i think at the white house but outside the white house. he mentioned by name. but jeremy,
the infighting within the obama campaign about how is the best way to define mitt romney and make that contrast. the question is do you define mitt romney as an incredible conservative based on his positions during the primaries or do you portray him as a flip-flopper? and those two don't really sort of go together. so what's the final results on that? what's the answer? >> well i think what you'll see tomorrow and from our campaign is really just a focus on -- the president's economic...
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now this week, the obama campaign has been focusing on this aspect of mitt romney. that he's got. here's a guy with a swiss bank account. here's a guy with an offshore tax haven in the cayman islands a tax haven in bermuda. he says he doesn't even know where his money is. how serious an issue for romney? >> he's reported everything. disclosed everything. but this is an issue he seems to not be able to get away from. and despite it being brought up by multiple opponents now he's not putting it to rest by releasing the tax returns. i don't know if it is better for him that he's not releasing the tax returns. keeps going back to and going back to because as long as they're not public, it is easy to say these things are being hidden and what's in them and what's hidden is always a lot scarier than what's out there in the public. >> bill: sure. doesn't it also reinforce the image of romney as this out-of-touch plutocrat who floats away above the .0001% of americans who have so much money they have to park it offshore. >> we don't know how much money mitt romney has. it is easy to imagi
now this week, the obama campaign has been focusing on this aspect of mitt romney. that he's got. here's a guy with a swiss bank account. here's a guy with an offshore tax haven in the cayman islands a tax haven in bermuda. he says he doesn't even know where his money is. how serious an issue for romney? >> he's reported everything. disclosed everything. but this is an issue he seems to not be able to get away from. and despite it being brought up by multiple opponents now he's not...
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we were talking about this week at the associated press luncheon in washington, both president obama and mitt romney spoke and both of them centered their remarks on the house republican budget authored by paul ryan. i asked her about those. for the president, is this a good target? is it great for him to make this kind of a scepterpiece of his campaign? >> absolutely because mitt romney has been so slippery on the details of what he wants to do with the country the fact that he has endorsed paul ryan and paul ryan has been so specific about what he wants to cut for seniors, cut for medicaid and poor people all of the things he wants to cut and give tax benefits to the wealthy. the place where the republicans break down ideologically to me on this is if what you are saying is we have to do this for the country, everybody has to take a hit we have to figure out the country. everybody is going to have to pay. if everybody is going to have to pay, they should. their argument is wrong because they think poor people should and the elderly should give up things and wealthy people should ge
we were talking about this week at the associated press luncheon in washington, both president obama and mitt romney spoke and both of them centered their remarks on the house republican budget authored by paul ryan. i asked her about those. for the president, is this a good target? is it great for him to make this kind of a scepterpiece of his campaign? >> absolutely because mitt romney has been so slippery on the details of what he wants to do with the country the fact that he has...
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president obama, i was there a couple of weeks ago at the white house where he said here's what i want congress to do. let's give every american 98% of americans who make less -- who make $250,000 or less a year, let's give them a tax cut last year. those lucky enough to make more than that, will pay what they used to pay under the bill clinton -- sounds fair to me. is it going to happen? >> well, what the president did was brilliant. he said let's right now right now give americans who make less than $250,000 a tax cut. that would be an immediate boom to our economy. >> bill: it would. pump that money out there right? >> this calls to question on the republicans because essentially if you're game for that, you're holding up a tax cut for 98% of the american people, holding them hostage for the 2% who earn above that amount of money. by the way it is brilliant. it is absolutely needed because the economy is suffering from what's happening all around the world today. it is the boost americans want and need and by the way, it also shows this man as president knows how to run a campaign b
president obama, i was there a couple of weeks ago at the white house where he said here's what i want congress to do. let's give every american 98% of americans who make less -- who make $250,000 or less a year, let's give them a tax cut last year. those lucky enough to make more than that, will pay what they used to pay under the bill clinton -- sounds fair to me. is it going to happen? >> well, what the president did was brilliant. he said let's right now right now give americans who...
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which is what happened with romney this week. >> bill: yeah and let's face it. they know and the fact is that a lot -- several planks that have kicked in already of obama care are very popular with people. people like the fact that they can keep their kids on their own health policy until they're 26. and they like the fact that -- insurance companies can't dump on them for pre-existing conditions. they also like the fact when it kicks in, i think it is 2014 where insurance companies cannot dump them if they're healthcare costs turn out to be a little higher than anticipated. i mean so all of these protections, people like. >> interesting thing about romney is that if you look at his plan, if you go into his web site and you look at what they've put out. this has been there for a long time. he actually has been fairly consistent in saying he that he wants the pre-existing condition protections to say and the -- to stay and the 26-year-old restrictions. he says we'll repeal it on day one on the stump. that's where campaigns start to get themselves in a little bit
which is what happened with romney this week. >> bill: yeah and let's face it. they know and the fact is that a lot -- several planks that have kicked in already of obama care are very popular with people. people like the fact that they can keep their kids on their own health policy until they're 26. and they like the fact that -- insurance companies can't dump on them for pre-existing conditions. they also like the fact when it kicks in, i think it is 2014 where insurance companies...
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virginia again next week. this man is on the road. he is taking nothing for granted. we'll be back with hour number 3. [♪ theme music ♪] >> bill: hey good morning, everybody. it is wednesday, august 29th. great to see you today, and welcome to the "full court press" here on current tv, where we tackle the big stories of the day, and invite you to comment. take your calls at 866-55-press. lots going on president obama on the campaign trail, republicans gathering in tampa, and isaac battles new orleans. we'll tell you all about it. and in tampa last night, what do you get when you cram 10,000 brainwashed conservatives into one big auditorium and fill them with propaganda for three or four hours? you get a republican national convention. the worst ideas starting with chris christie and ann romney. we'll bring you up to date on that and a whole lot more, but first we start out with today's current news update with lisa ferguson. good morning. >> hi bill. good morning, everyone. president obama is leaving forth
virginia again next week. this man is on the road. he is taking nothing for granted. we'll be back with hour number 3. [♪ theme music ♪] >> bill: hey good morning, everybody. it is wednesday, august 29th. great to see you today, and welcome to the "full court press" here on current tv, where we tackle the big stories of the day, and invite you to comment. take your calls at 866-55-press. lots going on president obama on the campaign trail, republicans gathering in tampa, and...
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president obama also out on the campaign trail this week. he met a young man from hawaii and he said uh-oh. you know the question they're going to ask you. >> number four. >> obama: were you born in hawaii? >> i was born in hawaii. >> obama: do you have a birth certificate? >> bill: you were born in hawaii? do you have a birth certificate? david akers for the san francisco 49ers an all-time historic legendary field goal. 63 yards. >> number three. >> kick by akers line drive to the upright to hit the crossbar and bounce over. it's good! oh, my goodness. >> bill: oh, my goodness. you could hear it hit the crossbar. boing. if it had bounced in front it would have been no good but it bounced over. >> three points. >> bill: in tennis if you hit the net and bounce over, it doesn't count. but here it did indeed. kris jenner, mother of the kardashians, of course. she is what her breast implant story is what nbc decided to show instead of the moment of silence on september 11th. here's what that sounded like. >> number two. >> one of the last things
president obama also out on the campaign trail this week. he met a young man from hawaii and he said uh-oh. you know the question they're going to ask you. >> number four. >> obama: were you born in hawaii? >> i was born in hawaii. >> obama: do you have a birth certificate? >> bill: you were born in hawaii? do you have a birth certificate? david akers for the san francisco 49ers an all-time historic legendary field goal. 63 yards. >> number three. >>...
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he left council bluffs, iowa, last week and that's where by the way, he said that president obama just didn't understand what americans want is firing more of our teachers, firing more of our firefighters and firing more of our police officers. but he certainly left a bad taste in the mouth of one diane bower who is the head of this cafe for the way he treated her treated her cafe and treated her employees. what's it say about mitt romney? ray is calling up from up in buffalo, new york. hi ray. >> caller: good morning, bill. i think this points out mitt romney's -- he doesn't understand the average american. he's out of touch. he lives in the world of the 1%. and that was -- that was really who he is. it is a blatant callous disregard for average people. >> bill: you know, it would be like going into somebody's house, right? >> caller: exactly. >> bill: and trashing their house and not even saying hello to the owners or the people who live there. >> caller: very low-class as compared to somebody like bill clinton or barack obama who can relate to average people and this is what the rep
he left council bluffs, iowa, last week and that's where by the way, he said that president obama just didn't understand what americans want is firing more of our teachers, firing more of our firefighters and firing more of our police officers. but he certainly left a bad taste in the mouth of one diane bower who is the head of this cafe for the way he treated her treated her cafe and treated her employees. what's it say about mitt romney? ray is calling up from up in buffalo, new york. hi ray....
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. >> an afrth president obama has made on several occasions, also a tough sell. so one of the things the president proposed last week came to a vote last week is once again thing we can do is to get the money to make those investments let's take away subsidies the big oil companies have been enjoying for almost 100 years. the republicans, to be fair some democrats from oil and gas producing states like maryland marylander, all of the republicans are against it because they said, if we take away these subsidies, then the oil companies will raise gas prices. so they come back to use gas prices as an excuse for continuing subsidies. why do they still make sense today or do they? >> to be clear on one front, when the president proposed that, that rolling back of the oil subsidies, everyone involved in that game knew that that vote was not going to pass. that was a straight-up political k affects buki. >> why shouldn't it pass? why shouldn't we continue welfare for exxon? >> the debate here is the oil an gas industry enjoys about $4,000,000,000 a year in tax breaks. s
. >> an afrth president obama has made on several occasions, also a tough sell. so one of the things the president proposed last week came to a vote last week is once again thing we can do is to get the money to make those investments let's take away subsidies the big oil companies have been enjoying for almost 100 years. the republicans, to be fair some democrats from oil and gas producing states like maryland marylander, all of the republicans are against it because they said, if we...
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provocative article in this week's "new yorker" magazine under the headline have obama and romney forgotten afghanistan? find out your take on that when we come back here on the "full court press" this thursday morning. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." if al gore's watching today... i.q. will go way up. how are you ever going to solve the problem if you don't look at all of the pieces? >>tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. >>you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. >>sharp tongue, quick whit and above all, politically direct. >>you just think there is no low they won't go to. oh, no. if al gore's watching today... of sununu, you're wrong. mitt romney, you're wrong. we need more teachers, not fewer teachers and more cops and more firefighters that support our (vo) cenk uygur is many things. >>oh really? >>"if you ever raise taxes on >>the rich, you're going to destroy our economy." not true! >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." live on your radio and current tv. >> bill: joe cirincione is our >> announcer:
provocative article in this week's "new yorker" magazine under the headline have obama and romney forgotten afghanistan? find out your take on that when we come back here on the "full court press" this thursday morning. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." if al gore's watching today... i.q. will go way up. how are you ever going to solve the problem if you don't look at all of the pieces? >>tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds...
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. >> that would be -- >> that would be where the obama administration -- the obama administration has launched more investigations into leak-related activities than every administration, twice as many as every previous administration put together. so the --ats his presses kongs conference last week, he said my administration has zero tolerance for leaks. part of the concern here is that if the white house was involved with these leaks in order to make president obama look better or stronger on narm security they were willing to forego those concerns. >> ruth, you make a good point. i want to point out again, go back to something i read about. i wasn't around either at the time of the bay of pigs. >> i was in the bay of pigs rooernlt swimming. >> get out of here. >> no joke. >> they let you back in? unsafe waters? >> no. it was beautiful. >> years ago. when they were other people in the bay of pigs and they weren't swimming, and the "new york times" did not report. they knew and they were asked by the administration not to report the bay of pigs ahead of time because it would let the e
. >> that would be -- >> that would be where the obama administration -- the obama administration has launched more investigations into leak-related activities than every administration, twice as many as every previous administration put together. so the --ats his presses kongs conference last week, he said my administration has zero tolerance for leaks. part of the concern here is that if the white house was involved with these leaks in order to make president obama look better or...
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here's how barack obama lost and we just have two more weeks. nothing is going to change. that lasted for about a day. until yesterday some good reporters, glenn thrush from politico among them started looking again at the numbers and saying hey wait a minute. first of all this -- the gallup poll which people are still quoting. we talked about it last week. showing the national tracking poll 47%-47%. oh my god they're tied. it is time for democrats to panic. we pointed out the national polls do not mean beans. we do not elect a president by national polls so the national surveys really of 1,000 voters don't tell you anything. you've gotta look at the state by state by state. so after one day of swallowing or drinking the romney kool-aid, reporters now are starting to say you know what? no. the numbers don't add up. it is like mitt romney's tax plan. the numbers don't add up with his tax plan either. they don't add up with his exuding confidence that this election is in the bag for him. it is not. now, it is not in the bag for obama either. but it looks a lot better for bar
here's how barack obama lost and we just have two more weeks. nothing is going to change. that lasted for about a day. until yesterday some good reporters, glenn thrush from politico among them started looking again at the numbers and saying hey wait a minute. first of all this -- the gallup poll which people are still quoting. we talked about it last week. showing the national tracking poll 47%-47%. oh my god they're tied. it is time for democrats to panic. we pointed out the national polls do...
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president obama endorsed her last week. >> bill: yes. do you remember the positions you held last year and the positions you hold today? >> i don't know. >> bill: see. you may have a case of romneysia. >> i better take some milk of romneysia. [ laughter ] >> bill: here is the president. >> obama: he is forgetting what his own positions are, and he is betting that you will too. i mean he -- he is changing up so much, and backtracking and side stepping. we have got -- we have got to name this condition that he is going through. [ laughter ] >> obama: i think -- i think it's called romneysia. [ cheers and applause ] >> bill: the crowd just exploded because it was so funny. so he goes through like if you are for coal today but you forgot you are against coal -- and he gave five of six system -- symptoms. and then there. >> obama: if you come down with a case of romneysia, and you can't seem to remember the policies on your website, or the promises you have made over the six years you have been running for president, here is the good news, ob
president obama endorsed her last week. >> bill: yes. do you remember the positions you held last year and the positions you hold today? >> i don't know. >> bill: see. you may have a case of romneysia. >> i better take some milk of romneysia. [ laughter ] >> bill: here is the president. >> obama: he is forgetting what his own positions are, and he is betting that you will too. i mean he -- he is changing up so much, and backtracking and side stepping. we have...
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, for months, he might win obama might win the electoral vote but never the popular vote. it turned out to be a pretty substantial decisive victory last night. >> it was decisive, it was overwhelming. we had a little bit of a discussion debate almost on the set last night whether it was a landslide or not. chenk not surprisingly called it a landslide from the get go. i was a bit more modulated on that on the theory that the popular vote is still pretty close. i mean the electoral college as we know accent waits visually what is sometimes a margin on the popular vote. everything went the president's way in terms of winning the senate, in materials of losses for the rob bid conservative tea party candidates and idealogy that had driven the republican voices. they've got to be waking up this morning almost shell shocked. >> bill: do you think on the republican side any of the saner voices who were saying look, guys we've got nothing going in the latino community the african-american community nothing going for women we're losing senate seats to all these -- tea partyers, any
, for months, he might win obama might win the electoral vote but never the popular vote. it turned out to be a pretty substantial decisive victory last night. >> it was decisive, it was overwhelming. we had a little bit of a discussion debate almost on the set last night whether it was a landslide or not. chenk not surprisingly called it a landslide from the get go. i was a bit more modulated on that on the theory that the popular vote is still pretty close. i mean the electoral college...
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they are just having lunch like they do once a week whenever it fits their schedule. then the president is going to sit down for three local t.v. interviews. local television stations from jacksonville, florida, norfolk, virginia, and san diego, california california. the president is going to be interviewed by the virginian pilot. a lot of attention to virginia these days. kind of wonder why. this evening, the president and the first lady going out for dinner tonight with the winners of a campaign contest through the obama campaign where people buy and join bought lottery tickets bail to have dinner with the approximately and vice president. no idea what restaurant they are going to. might be right here in the neighborhood. we will be back with ron pollock and tall talk medicare. >> this is "the bill press show." i did not want to think about that. relax, relax, relax. look at me, look at me. three words, dad -- e-trade financial consultants. so i can just go talk to 'em? just walk right in and talk to 'em. dude those guys are pros. they'll hook you up with a solid p
they are just having lunch like they do once a week whenever it fits their schedule. then the president is going to sit down for three local t.v. interviews. local television stations from jacksonville, florida, norfolk, virginia, and san diego, california california. the president is going to be interviewed by the virginian pilot. a lot of attention to virginia these days. kind of wonder why. this evening, the president and the first lady going out for dinner tonight with the winners of a...
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this david book, barack obama the story. we've already heard about some of the obama girlfriends. >> which i'm so uninterested in. >> i'd wildly uninterested in. >> one day when someone writes a book with me they won't be able to ask them how crazy i was when i was in college. >> peter: part of the stuff that's in this book, they're going to write about barack obama and all of his pot smoking when he was younger. congratulations to barack obama because -- kudos to barack obama because he owned it early on. he put in his book, he smoked pot. he did cocaine. he owned all of that. it wasn't some secret that's coming out now. but it turns out he was smoking a lot of pot back in the day. a lot of pot. in fact, he and his friends were known as the shume gang. >> i'm going to assume it has something to do with pot smoking. >> peter: you're going to learn a lot. they popularized roof hits. all of the windows had to be rolled up and went to waste. they would breathe in all of the pot smoke that was in the car. they tilted their heads
this david book, barack obama the story. we've already heard about some of the obama girlfriends. >> which i'm so uninterested in. >> i'd wildly uninterested in. >> one day when someone writes a book with me they won't be able to ask them how crazy i was when i was in college. >> peter: part of the stuff that's in this book, they're going to write about barack obama and all of his pot smoking when he was younger. congratulations to barack obama because -- kudos to barack...
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which i think starts next week. no meeting has been arranged between the president and prime minister netanyahu even though they have met countless times here in washington. so fox put up a picture of president obama sitting down with a pirate saying oh, he's got time to meet with a pirate but no time to meet with netanyahu and indicated that this meeting with the president and the pirate had taken place -- when did they say? >> that day. yesterday. in honor of talk like a pirate day. >> bill: somehow i missed talk like a pirate day. >> i did too. this is the bounty of the internet gives us talk like a pirate day. >> bill: all right. what was the truth about this photo? >> the truth about the photo -- the story is apparently somebody found out it was at the white house or the campaign found out it was talk like a pirate day. they tweeted thought photo but the photo is from 2009. and but it's the photo of president obama and the pirate in full regalia. hook parrot. eye patch everything. and you know, they're sitting
which i think starts next week. no meeting has been arranged between the president and prime minister netanyahu even though they have met countless times here in washington. so fox put up a picture of president obama sitting down with a pirate saying oh, he's got time to meet with a pirate but no time to meet with netanyahu and indicated that this meeting with the president and the pirate had taken place -- when did they say? >> that day. yesterday. in honor of talk like a pirate day....